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Verizon makes KAYAK for BlackBerry app available in V CAST Apps

Android When it comes to planning a vacation, there are multiple options for selecting flights, hotels, etc. Today Verizon announced that they were making the travel process even easier for BlackBerry owners on its network with the addition of KAYAK for...

ExclusiveNew York Minute: iPhone in Europe

New York Minute All I wanted for my birthday this year was to have dinner in Paris. You know, just a small and humble request to be whisked away for the weekend to an exotic land of wine, art and romance. Lucky for me, my better half obliged but he convinced me...

Survey says: "Apping" while driving can be unsafe

News You've heard of texting while driving, and often when purchasing a new phone you'll find some sort of a warning attached to the device recommending against it. But have you heard of Apping while driving? According to a survey initiated by...

Michigan becomes 14th state to ban texting while driving

News Using your phone while driving is a pretty dangerous thing to do, but texting is the worst since it takes more focus and time than simply dialing a phone number. Today Michigan joined 14 other states, including the District of Columbia, in making...

ExclusiveOprah Winfrey pushes for "No Phone Zone Day"

Lifestyle Never fear! When the world is in danger Oprah Winfrey will swoop in to save the day. After law enforcement's many near-failed attempts at banning cellphone use in cars, Oprah has decided to make a stand and let it be known how mindless and dangerous...

ExclusiveGarminfone announced, to be exclusive on T-Mobile this Spring

Android Today T-Mobile has announced a new Android device to join their lineup later this Spring. The Garminfone comes equipped with a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen, 3-megapixel autofocus camera with digital zoom, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, microSD expansion...

ExclusiveNokia E71 and E66 get free turn-by-turn Ovi Maps

Travel Nokia surprised many in the industry (myself included) when they announced that Ovi Maps would be free for anyone with a compatible handset. Three months after the official launch of the service, the Nokia E71 and the E66 have been added to the Ovi...

ExclusiveUS Airways joins the 21st century, plans to outfit jets with Wi-Fi

Business And Money If you travel on a regular basis, you've likely heard frustrations with US Airways. While other airlines are offering DIRECTV, Wi-Fi, and other in-flight goodies, US Airways offers no entertainment (my last 5,000 mile roundtrip was on US Airways,...

ExclusiveCell phones are destroying driving

Travel I've had enough. All use of cell phones by drivers should be outlawed immediately. I'm sick and tired of almost getting hit by, getting cut off by, getting stuck behind, or otherwise having to deal with distracted, half-there, entirely dangerous...

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ExclusiveAmerican Airlines expands mobile boarding program

Travel Sick of wasting paper on boarding passes? If you're flying with American Airlines, you can have the ticket sent to your mobile phone for scanning at the gate. The airline began accepting mobile boarding passes in late 2008, and had been...

ExclusiveCell phones to be allowed in planes?

Business And Money One of my favorite things about air travel? Besides listening to Lionel Richie's You Are and hearing the gentle hum of the engines, it's fact that there's absolutely no cell phones allowed. Should ASiQ's technology take off (no pun intended), we...

UpdatedDNT TXT & DRV: The mobile industry must lead the way

Travel The National Safety Council reckons that 25% of all automobile accidents (1.6 million each year) are caused by drivers distracted by their mobile phone use, and that using a mobile increases the risk of a crash fourfold. I think this is obvious and...

UpdatedAdriana's Travel Diary: Macworld, a lost iPhone, Mobile Me and accessories galore!

Macworld 2010 This week, I flew to San Francisco from New England to attend the MacWorld event. My best friend, Susan, met me at the airport, so I knew this would be a fun trip no matter what. (C'mon, gadgets and girlfriends? It's a she-geek's dream...) "Sooz"...

UpdatedOvi Maps: Nokia makes navigation free and global, one ups Google

Navigation Nokia today announced the immediate availability of the new version of Ovi Maps, their free mapping and navigation software. Ovi Maps is available now for 10 Nokia devices, including the N97 mini, E72 and 5800, and will come pre-installed on all...

UpdatedSprint drops dime on customers, gave GPS data to authorities 8 million+ times

Navigation If you’re a Sprint customer, you’ll want to pay attention to this: A blogger named Christopher Soghoian has uncovered evidence that Sprint handed over customer GPS location data to law enforcement officials not in one case or even a few hundred, but...

ExclusiveEditorial: With a coverage map comes a viewpoint

Business And Money Through the past few weeks of my covering the Verizon and AT&T squabble, I've received numerous e-mails, tweets, comments, and the like questioning (1) whether I have a bias toward a particular carrier, and (2) what I think about the "fight." I...

ExclusiveVerizon Exclusive: Mobile Magic App

Cell Phone Apps I remember as a kid standing in line for at least an hour and half, so excited for my turn to ride Space Mountain. Even though the ride was only about two minutes long, it was always worth the wait. Well times have changed, and Verizon Wireless...

UpdatedGoogle wishes you a happy travel season (with free airport wifi)

Google Nothing like hanging out at the airport, while your minor flight delay ticks over into its 2nd hour. And for what? A red-eye that plunks you down at Aunt Martha’s table, in front of a plate of dry turkey? Ugh. The indignity of sitting in one of...

ExclusiveGoogle Navigation for Android 2.0 on Motorola Droid

Android Noah tests out Google Maps Navigation Beta for Android 2.0. How? He fires up the Verizon Motorola Droid and goes in search of dessert, of course.

UpdatedCheap and Good: Google Navigation Beta on Moto Droid

Android Perhaps the most far-reaching feature to be found in Android 2.0, in terms of impact on the wireless and consumer electronics industries in general, is Google Maps Navigation. Google's free turn-by-turn Nav app debuted in Beta form on Verizon's...